Location sharing that’s voluntary, transparent, and in your control.
Beacon gives individuals the option to share their real-time location with their organization during recalls, emergencies, or high-tempo events. It is 100% voluntary, only active when the member chooses, and always visible to the user.
No background tracking.
No passive collection.
No surprises — ever.
What Is Beacon?
Beacon is Rapid Recall’s voluntary location-sharing feature, built to help leaders coordinate during emergencies or accountability events while respecting personal privacy.
Beacon is:
- User-initiated
- User-visible
- Temporary
- Revocable at any time
- Designed for trusted teams and duty-of-care scenarios
It is not a GPS tracking tool, and it does not run in the background.
This ensures a strong balance between safety, operational clarity, and individual autonomy.
How Beacon Works
Step 1: A member taps “Share My Location”
Step 2: They choose the level of precision
Step 3: They can stop sharing at any time
Step 4: Leaders with permissions can view only what’s shared
Step 5: Beacon stops if the session ends or the user revokes permission
Everything is visible to the user.
Nothing happens without explicit consent.
When Beacon Is Useful
Emergencies where responders need to be found quickly
Beacon helps when:
- A member needs assistance
- Someone is affected by a hazard
- A responder is en route to a station or staging point
- A leader needs visibility to ensure safety
The member chooses when to share and when to stop.
Accountability during high-tempo operations
Some individuals may opt to enable Beacon during:
- Recalls
- Severe weather
- Multi-alarm incidents
- Mobilizations
- Drill weekends
- Duty-of-care check-ins
Others may choose not to — and that’s okay.
Beacon is designed to support operational clarity without compromising trust.
Travel, duty status, or coordination scenarios
When members are:
- Traveling
- On temporary assignment
- Checking in from the road
- Coordinating with a team in real time
- Navigating to a staging area
Beacon gives leaders an accurate, consent-based view of movement.
Who Uses the COP?
Key Capabilities
- 100% voluntary location sharing
- User controls start and stop
- Adjustable precision
- Clear visual indicator when active
- Integration with Event accountability
- Integration with COP for temporary, consent-based visibility
- No storage of historical tracks
- No background operation
Security & Data Protection
Beacon was designed with privacy as a core requirement. The system:
Stores no historical location trails
Updates only while sharing is active
Stops immediately when the member turns it off
Operates only with explicit location permissions
Is hosted in AWS GovCloud
Follows a SOC2-aligned security posture
Handles operational but non-sensitive PII
Requires no ATO under standard use conditions
This ensures trust for both individuals and organizations.
What our partners say about us
Questions? We have answers.
No. It is completely optional for members.
No. Beacon only shares location when the member explicitly turns it on.
No. No historical movement data is stored.
No. Beacon is user-controlled and must be voluntarily enabled.
No. Rapid Recall is a SOC 2 Type II–aligned commercial SaaS platform hosted in FedRAMP-authorized cloud infrastructure. It operates outside the DoD Information Network (DoDIN) and can be used to handle only non-CUI contact and coordination data. As an external commercial service and not a DoD information system, it is not subject to the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) under DoDI 8510.01 and does not require an Authority to Operate (ATO).
COP uses address data. Beacon uses temporary, member-controlled live sharing.
